Bumping post



Fab. 4, 1930.

C; T. MILLER BUMPING POST Filed Dec. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 4, 1930. g, T, 1,746,007

BUMPING POST Filed Dec. 3, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 4, 1930. i c. T. MILLER 1,746,007

BUMPING POST Filed Dec. 5, 1928 s Sheets- Sheet a Patented Feb. 19 30 r v I "CLAUD T; MI R,- ornnnvny, ILLINOIS, ssrsnon 'ro 213111;. BUDACOMBANZ, or

' HARV Y, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or" rLnrnors p isumrme' frosr App1icati0nffi1ed Decemher, 3,1928; h serial No; 323,294.

This invention relates to railway burnping posts of the typeadapted'to be anchored to a the rails of the track One of the primary purposes oi the invention is to provide a bumping postwhich can be securely anchored to the. track without drilling or otherwise perforating the; track v 7 I v wise tothe cast head 6 and equipped attheir lowerjends with shoes '7' and8 respectivelyby which these legs are .anchoredQ;

V rails.

Another dimensions in common use in track construc-' A further .object isto providea burnping ":15 post which will be strong, substantial, and ='durable, one which can .be economically i" bumping post which can be-readily assembled and is capable of applicat i-on to rails, the in ner edges of whiclim'a'y 'bespac'ed ivarying distancesapa'rt.

cornp anyingdrawings.

stallationen1'body ing invention, 7 Fig. '2 isaside elevation of the same," Fig. 3 is-an enlarged fragmentary j sectionalyiew taken-on the'linef 38 ofiFig-l,

the post to a rail, i

V and mentor affrontleg. y I Referring to thefdra'wlngs'more in detall,

object is to provide a post capable :10 of universal use so that itis applicablewitho'utgchange to rails of the various si'zes and Still anotherv object-is the proyisionof'a d Other objectsand advantages willibe apv 7 parent as the same becomes better. understood by reference to the {ifollowing description when considered in connection with the ac I Fig; is an enlargedsectionalyiewtaken: on the line of Fig. with 'parts; ornitted, Fig. ,5 is an enlarged sectionalviewtalx en' Fig. 6 is a" similar View taken ion the line v attaching a rear leg of V Fig. 9 is a 'showingthe attachreference numerals rand indicate the rail to accommodate andisnugl y grip theinwardly of anor-dinary track supported u l inannerupon the ties 3.

80.] I The front legs whichdiverge downwardly and forwardly from the head of the post may be madev of I any preferred cross sectiona-l shape, such as'flat straps, square bars, 'o'r,=as

shown in the drawings, they maybe. round. 6.5

Thelfront legs are designated generally reference character 9 and comprise twostr'ucturally independentfflbars or legs 11, each."

r pivotally connected at its upper endto the. head 6. aThisconn'ection is eflfected by bend- 7- 7 'ing the uPPer'ends of-thelegs inwardly and. r v

passingflthem through opposed openings-in flanges Mirormedon the back'of the head The legs are connected to the headirr any suitableimanner such as by nuts threaded .5;- up'ontheir inner upper ends, and preferablythey are connected together to form-1a gen-- erally U-shaped structure by .a turn buckle'33 v threaded uponrthe opposed ends of the legs."

' '1' .9 Fig: 1 is aplan iew'of -a bumpingp'ost in'- p I Y as 11ndi'cated atf12 to extend beneath-the track I g L 1 m1 V v The lower end ofeachle'g is bent outwardly 8Q.

i the trackrails,v andfurthermor'e, in order' to I frn'akethe post universally adapted torails of various sizes, the clamping means; which willfbe later explained more' in detail, are

"constructedfto engage and be securely anchored to thevarious sizes of rails 'com Fig. 8 is asimil'arylew of a modrfiedform, y

The clamping nfeansfor' the rearlegs i5 is are respectively for-medtoprovide outwardlyT opening tapered grooves-13 and 14 designed I v order that the post may be' securely' f 5 I anchored to the track'rails without drilling-or extending flanges of the rail bases. Cooperating clamping members 15 and 16 provided with similarly shaped rail base receiving grooves 17 and 18 respectively are designed to be drawn into clamping relation with the shoes by means of clamping bolts 19 passing through aligned openings in the respective shoes and clamping members.

As is most clearly apparent fromFig. '7,

each shoe is secured to its rail by four clamping bolts 19, two of which are associated with each of the blocks or flanges 21 extending b cneath the rail. Two corresponding clamping members cooperate-with each shoe, each clamping member beingdesigned to receive two of the clamping bolts 19. In order to provide a maximum bearing surface against the lower face of the rail and to prevent cramping of both the shoes and the clamping members, the vertical faces of those. portions 21 of the shoes'which are disposed beneath the rails are inclined longitudinally of the rail and similarly the vertical opposed faces ing beneath-the rail and provided with apertures 26 outside the rail for the reception of spikes by which the plate may be secured to the tie. Theseapertures have a stepped wall to enable the spikes to be driven close to the edge of the rail base, irrespective of the width of this base, which is" dependent, of course, upon the size of the rail. The plate 25 is also provided at one edge with a down:

wardly extending flange 20 forming an abut-,

ment engaging one vertical face of the tie which also assists 1n holdlng the shoe against displacement longitudinally of the track.

Spike receiving openings 30 may also be provided inside the rail for further securing the shoe to the underlying tie.

In some cases, the plate 25 may be dispensed with, and this modification is illustrated in Fig. 8. In other respects, this cone struction is similar to that just described in connection with Fig. 7. I I i Theimpact of a car against the head of. the bumping post will tend to spread the legs 5, and in orderto strengthen. the structure and overcome this spreading tendency, the

shoes '7 and Smay be formed to provide in-.

ward extensions 27 and 28 respectively, terminating in upwardly disposed lugs 29 and 31 adapted to receive a. tie bolt 32, best shown;

in Figs. 1 and 8, by which the shoes are rigidly oonnected together and held against separadrawali of these ends. The clamping member 35 is provided on its inner face with a tapered groove 37 for the reception of the outer flange at the rail base and'an inner clamping member 36 provided with a similar groove 88 is connected with and drawn toward the member 35 by clamping bolts 40. That'portion 89 of the clamping member 36 which extends beneath the rail, has its vertical face 43 disposed at an incline to the longitudinal axis of the'rail, and theopposed face 44 of the clamping member 35 is similarly inclined parallel to the face 43 so that maximum surface engagement with the bottom of the rail is provided and cramping of the clamping members is obviated in the same manner as previously explained in connection with the clamps-for the rear legs.

The opposite end of the member 35 is secured to the rail, as will be apparent from Figs. 1, 5, and 9, by a bolt 50, cooperating with an opposed clamping member 41. The wide body portion 42 of the clamp 35 has an enlarged portion 45, as previously explained,

for the reception of the end 12 of the front leg. 2 i

- It will be apparent from the foregoing that both the front and'rear legs of the post are securely anchored to the track rails by being clamped thereto. and that movement of the legs longitudinally of themrails is precludedi-by the friction exerted upon the rails by the tapered grooves of the clamping members, ,One or more of the inner faces of these grooves may, if preferred, be roughened to increase the clamping friction. The clamps shown and described for illustrative purposes are designed to engage the bases of the track rails, but obviously the clamps might be designed. if preferred to clamp just as securely'to the heads of the rails instead. The

tapered grooves which engage and clamp the rail adapt the device? for attachment to the rails of various sizes, consequently my post may universally be used, and requires no change for anchorage toany size of rail, and may be removed fromrails of one sizeand anchored to rails of another size without modification of the clamping members.

The impact of the ,car against the post,

which tends to spread the rear legs, similarly tends to draw the front legs together. To overcome this tendency of the front legs to draw together, I have provided aspacer in A the formof a-hollow pipe 47 extending between .theclamping members. 36, this pipe being of a length to just fit between the members 36 when the post is applied to rails of the largest size. 1 A tie .rod 48 extends through 47 and is anchored by nuts at each end thereof, indicated by-149. YVhen the post the spacer is applied to rails of smallersizes, the length of" the spacer may be augmented by the, ap-

plication of the washers atithe' ends of the spacer. The rear legs are' somewhat resilient, and while they are normally spaced 1 apart at their lower ends to engage the smallout modification Ito rails of various-sizes.

It is believed that my invention and many of itsinherent advantages will be understood from the foregoing without further descrip I tion' and it should be manifest that the details of construction illustrated and described are capable of considerable modification without departing from the spirit Ofthe nven- V tionas defined in the following. claims, T II claim: I

1. A railway bumping post comprising a head, rear legs rigidly secured thereto, front] legs pivotally attached to said head, and means for anchoring said post to therails of a track, including rail engaging clamps whereby each leg is rigidly anchored.

' 2. A railway bumping post comprising a head, a pair of diverging rear legs rigidly secured to the head, shoes carried by the rear Iegsprovided with grooves each adapted to receive a portion of a trackra'il, clamping members provided with grooves. adapted to receive the opposite portions of ,the'rails,

' bolts extending transversely beneath the rails by which said shoes and clamping members are drawn together to firmly'clamp the interposed rail,"front'legs'attached to said head, and rail engaging clamps connected with said front'legs whereby said legs are anchoredtotheir respectivejtrack rails] 3. A railway bumping post comprising rear legs, each equipped; at itslower end with I a shoe having a tapered groove adaptedto:

1 spreading of the legs.-

snugly embrace a portion ofthe track rail,

means including a plurality of clamping members and bolts whereby sai'd'shoes are rigidly anchored to thefrails, and anwadjus'table tie rod connecting said shoes topreventv 4. A railway'bumping'post comprising f. pairjofr'ear legs, shoesca-rri'ed by the lower ends of said legs and provided with taperedrail receiving grooves, clamping members provided with rail receiving grooves, aplurality of bolts for drawing each 'of' said clamping members into clamping relation ,of'the rails.

i with itsrejspective shoe, the opposedfaces' of those portions er the shoes andclamping members beneath the rails being disposed-db agonal ly of the irails,f' a'n d means, connecting said shoes to prevent spreading movementof the legs.

,1 A raflWaY- H hl Q P "c P head, supporting legstherefor, and means'for,

anchoring the lower ends of said legs to the frailso'f a track, said means including a shoe for each leg provid'ed with-a tapered rail members'cooperatingwith said shoe and pro-' vided with tapered rail, flange receiving grooves, a plurality of bolts for drawingeach clamping member toward its shoe to securely clan-i1)the rail therebetween, the opposed porc fla'ngereceiving-groove, a pair of clamping trons 'of said' shoeandclamping members beheath the rail being substantially triangular V in shape with their opposed edges extending diagonally of th'e'railand s'aid shoe being pro-'- vided with "a" downwardly projecting abut,

rnentadapted-to engage a vertical face of 'a tie. c. A

Y {6, A railway bumping" post 7 comprising railway track, said means including opposed members :pro'videdwith' tapered grooves adapt-ed I to receive the oppositely "extending flanges of atrack rail, bolts fordrawingsai'dplate dis'pose'd between the rai l'and the tie termediate the clamping members", said plate being provided with spike receiving open- I Aira'ilway post comprisinga head, 'rearlegs rigidly secured to the heade means for anchoringisaidrear legs torailway track, independently movable'front legs attached to sai'd"ihead,and means foranchoring said front legs to the track rails, said means including an outer clamping member for each rail'provided with an opening through which 9.0 legs, and means for anchoring 'said l'egs to a in) I the laterally bent lower end of afront leg pro; jects, a plurality of ,cooperat ing clamping members, means for drawing said clamping 1 members together :to lfirmly clamp the mu,

therebetweerig'a tierod attachedto the outer; clamping members beneath th.e :-rai1s .to pre vent spreading of the rails, and aspacer e tending between the opposite inner clampin'g members to prevent approaching movement 8. A railway head, rear legs rigidly "attached: to the head, .7 front legs pivotally connected with the head, outer rail clamping members to which said.- front legs are respectively attached, inner rail clamping; members opposed to said outer" members, bolts for} drawing said clamping, I

members'tog'ether tolrigidly clamp interposed track rails, means connecting the outer clampf I ,l

ing members to prevent'spreading of the rails,

I V V v 1 20 bumping' post comprlsing a 7 795 mernbers together to firmly clamp the rail therebetweemja depending 'abutment for engaging the 'vertical' f-aceof a rail tie,and a and means disposed'between the inner clamping. members to oppose approaching movement of the rails. Y

9. A railway bumping post; comprising front and rear legs, means including inner and outer clamping members and cooperating bolts for securely anchoring said legs to the track rails, said means being adapted for connection to rails of various sizes, means for preventing approaching movement of the rails adjacent the point of attachmentof the front legs thereto, and means for preventing spreading movement of the rails adjacent the points of attachment of the front and rear legs thereto. 1

10. A railway bumping post comprising 77 ahead, diverging rear legs rigidly secured to said head, clamping means for securely anchoring said rear legs to track rails without perforating said rails, said rear legs being sufiiciently yieldable to accommodate various rail spacings and said clamping means being adapted for connection to rails of various sizes, front legs comprising inwardly turned upper ends pivotally connected with the said head and outwardly turned lower ends disposed beneath the track rails, and means'for anchoring said front legs to the track rails comprising outer clamping members to which the ends of said legs are connected, inner clamping members adapted to cooperate with said outer members to securely clamp the rails, clamping bolts adapted to securely clamp the members into engagement with the rails, said clamping members being adapted for connection to rails of various sizes, means cooperating with said outer clamping members to prevent spreading of the rails, and

' means cooperating-with said innerclamping members to of the rails. c In witness of-theforegoing I aifix my signature. V 1 c CLAUD T. MILLER.

prevent approaching Vmovement 

